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Mokala Mine Proposed Changes to Surface Infrastructure

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Mokala Manganese (Pty) Ltd (Mokala) is in the process of establishing the Mokala Mine which is situated on the remaining extent of the farm Gloria 266, located 4 km north-west of the town Hotazel in the Joe Morolong Local Municipality, Northern Cape Province. Mokala holds existing environmental authorisations and licenses under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 28 of 2002 (MPRDA), the National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998 (NEMA), the National Environmental Management: Waste Act No. 59 of 2008 (NEM:WA) and the National Water Act, 36 of 1998 (NWA).Mokala is proposing to amend the approved mine layout to optimize their mining operations.

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The Mokala Mine is an open cast manganese mine with approved infrastructure components comprising of a dry crushing and screening plant; WRDs, ROM stockpiles; topsoil stockpiles; water storage facilities; stormwater management infrastructure and mine-related support facilities such as workshops, stores, and offices. Additional approved activities include: •the realignment of the R380 road on the farm Kipling 271 and across the remaining extent of the farm of Gloria 266; •upgrading of the intersection to the mine on portion 1 of the farm Gloria 266 also serving the existing Gloria Mine; •the realignment of a section of the Ga-Mogara drainage channel within the existing river channel. This realignment extends onto the farm Umtu 281. The Mokala Mine is currently in the construction and operational phase of the project. In this regard, temporary infrastructure in support of the construction phase is currently on site. Construction facilities will either be removed at the end of the construction phase or incorporated into the layout of the operational mine. The mine has also begun with their open cast strip mining activities. Mokala is now proposing to amend the approved mine layout to optimize their mining operations. Changes to the approved infrastructure layout that have already taken place include: •the reconfiguration of plant area, ROM and high-grade product stockpiles to accommodate the expansion of the open pit; •the relocation of the low-grade product stockpile; •the relocation of support infrastructure (water storage facilities (potable and process water), workshops and washbay, change houses, sewage treatment plant, water treatment plant, fuel storage, Administrative block (offices, kitchen, canteen, training centre, mustering centre, clinic), stores and waste storage); •relocation of transportation related facilities/infrastructure (internal haul road, weighbridges, parking areas, truck loading and staging facility); •the relocation of the approved WRD to accommodate the expansion of the open pit; and •the relocation of the approved topsoil stockpiles. Proposed activity/infrastructure changes to the approved surface layout include: •the proposed expansion of the open pit; •the proposed increase in the capacity of the approved Waste Rock Dump (WRD) and the establishment of an additional WRD; •the proposed establishment of addition topsoil stockpiles; •the proposed relocation of stormwater management infrastructure; •the proposed increase in the capacity of product stockpiles (run-of-mine (ROM), Low Grade and High Grade); and •the proposed mining of the barrier pillar between the Kgalagadi Mine and Mokala Mine. No changes are anticipated to the realignment of the R380, the realignment of the Ga-Mogara drainage channel and the intersection to the entrance of the mine.

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Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 09:09

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16262

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